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Four people sharing traditional Neapolitan pizza fritta on a plate at an Italian restaurant table with drinks

What To Order At Pizza Fritta 180 If It’s Your First Visit

Walking into Pizza Fritta 180 for the first time is exciting — but if you’ve never had pizza fritta before, it can also raise a few quiet questions. How much should we order? Is it heavy? Do we each get one, or share? What goes best with…

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How To Eat Pizza Fritta The Italian Way

Pizza fritta isn’t just something you order — it’s something you experience. In Naples, pizza fritta has never been about neat slices, knives and forks, or rushing through a meal. It’s a street food, a celebration food, and a deeply…

Whole golden Neapolitan pizza fritta served fresh at Pizza Fritta 180, showcasing authentic Italian street food in Sydney

Is Pizza Fritta Greasy? Why Proper Fried Pizza Is Surprisingly Light

It’s the question almost everyone thinks — even if they don’t say it out loud. “Fried pizza… that must be heavy.” “Surely it’s greasy?” Totally fair assumptions. But here’s the truth: Proper pizza fritta isn’t greasy at all. When it’s…

What Is Pizza Fritta? Italy’s Golden, Fried Pizza Explained

Pizza fritta is one of Italy’s best-kept secrets — a dish that predates modern pizza and captures the soul of Neapolitan street food. Crispy on the outside, soft and airy inside, pizza fritta is a flash-fried, folded pizza that delivers…

Luigi Esposito smiling in front of Pizza Fritta 180 signage promoting the Surry Hills reopening on August 23

Why Pizza Fritta Is So Popular (And Why Sydney Is Falling In Love With It)

Pizza fritta has been one of Naples’ most beloved street foods for more than a century — yet outside Italy, many people are only just discovering it. So why has this deep-fried, folded pizza endured for generations? Why does it inspire…